Added 3 October 2026
term
/tɜːm/ noun
Latin root: terminus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about term at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
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A condition or restriction. Any of the binding conditions or promises in a contract or agreement.
Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
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Any of the binding conditions or promises in a contract or agreement.
Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
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Origin
From Middle English terme, borrowed from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“stump, end, boundary”). Doublet of terminus and termon. Old English had termen, from the same source.
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